Spinning process for hair goods

ABSTRACT

THE HAIR GOODS. IN THE EMBODIMENT DISCLOSED, THE CONTAINER HAS AN INTERNAL DIAMETER OF ABOUT 15 INCHES AND IS SPUN AT A RATE OF ABOUT 1725 R.P.M.   THE SPECIFICATION DISCLOSES A PROCESS AND MACHINE FOR REMOVING MOISTURE FROM HAIR GOODS SUCH AS WIGS OR HAIR PIECES WHEN THEY ARE BEING SERVICED FOLLOWING CLEANING WITH A LIQUID SOLUTION. IN THE MOISTURE REMOVING PROCESS, THE HAIR GOODS ARE INSERTED INTO THE CONTAINER OF A SPINNING MACHINE AND THE CONTAINER SPUN TO REMOVE MOISTURE FROM

3,694,143 SPINNING PROCESS FOR HAIR GOODS Lala B. McCurry, 5286B Trail Lake Drive, Fort Worth, Tex. 76133 Filed May 1, 1971, Ser. No. 148,660

Int. Cl. D06p 7/00 US. Cl. 8-158 4 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a spinning process and machine for removing moisture from hair goods.

The conventional practice of servicing hair goods such as wigs or hair pieces, is tedious and time consuming, primarily because of the care which must be taken in removing moisture from the hair goods after they have been cleaned. These hair goods are made of human hair, synthetic hair, or animal hair sewed to a base which may be of cotton, nylon, or other material. The servicing includes cleaning and styling. Cleaning preferably is carried out by soaking the hair goods in a liquid cleaning solution. They are then removed and blotted with towels to remove moisture. Next they are placed on a wig head and again blotted while they are being combed. Hair goods of human hair are placed in a heating device of moderate heat while synthetic wigs are left to dry perferably over night.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, there is pro vided a spinning process and machine for removing moisture from hair goods and which significantly reduces the time required for servicing.

In carrying out the process, a hair goods article is inserted into a container of a spinning machine and spun to remove moisture therefrom.

The container of the spinning machine has an internal diameter of about inches and is spun at a rate of about 1725 r.p.m. By spinning at this speed and in a container having an internal diameter of about 15 inches, it has been found that moisture may be satisfactorily removed from the hair goods without permanently distorting the base of the hair goods.

The machine employed for carrying out the spinning operations has a housing surrounding the container and in addition a transparent lid which allows the operator to view the hair goods while spinning whereby the operator may terminate the spinning operations in the event the hair goods becomes tangled in the spinning machine.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 illustrates a wig on a wig head; FIG. 2 illustrates a partial cross section of a spinning machine for removing moisture from hair goods;

United States Patent O FIG. 3 illustrates a wig being inserted into the machine of FIG. 2; and

FIG. 4 illustrates a top view of the machine with the wig located in the spinning basket or container of the machine.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Referring now to FIG. 1 there is illustrated a Wig 21 placed or located on a canvas wig head 23 employed for blocking and for styling purposes. The machine for removing moisture from the hair goods is illustrated at 25 in FIGS. 2-4. It comprises a spinning basket or container 27 having a plurality of apertures 29 for the passage of moisture or liquid. The container 27 has a center post 31 extending upward within the confines of the cylindrical walls of the cointainer and which is coupled to a shaft 33 driven by power means 35 illustrated in dotted form and including an electric motor. The container 27 has an opening 37 at its top and is surrounded by a chamber or housing 39. The housing has an inlet 41 formed through its top and which may be opened and closed by a lid 43. This lid is formed of transparent glass illustrated at 45 and is coupled to the housing by hinges illustrated at 47. The spinning machine has a pan 49 and a drain 51 for removing moisture or liquid that passes through the basket or container 27. The spinner cannot be started unless the lid 43 is closed. After the lid is closed, the spinner is started by moving the handle 53 in a position overlying the closed lid. The handle 53 in this position operates a switch to cause the spinner to start its spinning operations. When the handle 53 is moved in an opposite direction it controls the switch to deactivate the electrical motor and also operates a brake to brake spinning of the container 27.

The inside diameter of the container or basket 27 is about 15 inches (15%; inches actual inside (diameter). The power means 35 including the motor operates to spin the container 27 at an angular speed of 17 25 r.p.m. These two parameters plus the transparent lid 43 make the machine a useful and eflective machine for spinning hair goods for removing moisture therefrom while they are being serviced. In this respect all conventional hair goods such as wigs or hair pieces are formed of human, animal, or synthetic hair sewed onto a base made of cotton, nylon, or other material. In the case of a wig, the base is shaped like a womans head. Care must be taken in servicing such hair goods since too much pressure or force will permanently distort or stretch the base. This is undesirable particularly in view of the fact that some of the wigs commercially available cost up to $300.00 or more. A number of spinning machines were tested to determine the adequacy of such machines in removing moisture from hair goods for use in the servicing operations. One machine tested had a spinning basket with an inside diameter of about 24 inches. The spinning rate was 1725 r.p.m. This machine permanently distorted and stretched a wig inserted into its container and spun to remove moisture from the wig. Another machine tested had a spinning basket with an internal diameter of about 11 inches. The spinning rate also was 1725 r.p.m. This machine removed little or no moisture from a wig spun in its basket. The present machine with its basket or container 15 inches in diameter and spun at a rate of 1725 r.p.m. was the only machine tested that was found to be satisfactory for spin drying hair goods. In this respect it removed a substantial amount of moisture from the hair goods (damp dry in the case of human hair and dry q 25, 1972 L. B. M CURRY SPINNING PROCESS FOR HAIR GOODS Filed May 1, 1971 y mm fal ATTORNEYS Using color rinses by conventional process (1-9) Same as conventional process for cleaning human hair wigs.

(10) Let dry to damp dry or put in wig dryer (30 minutes to 1 /2 hours moderate heat).

(11) When damp dry, put desired color rinse from bottle on wig, combing through hair to distribute color evenly (this is a very messy process and takes about 30 minutes to get color even).

(11a) Put on wig head and roll into desired style.

(12) Put into wig dryer to dry (2 to 4 hours in moderate heat. Hair dries slower with rinse on it).

(13) Remove from dryer and comb into style.

Using color rinses with spinning process and machine (1-3) Same as conventional process for cleaning human hair wigs.

(4) Remove from cleaning solution and put into spinning machine, spin 30 seconds. Dip wig in container of desired color rinse. Saturate well. Put into spinning machine and spin 30 seconds. Skip 5-11 of conventional process of using color rinses.

(11) Put on wig head and roll into desired style.

(12) Put into wig dryer to dry (approximately 30 minutes moderate heat).

(13) Remove from dryer and comb into style.

From a comparison of the two processes for applying color rinses, it can be understood that the new spinning processing machines save a substantial amount of time. This is particularly true if the coloring process must be repeated (which is generally the case) in the event that the proper or desired hue or color is not obtained which is not evident until the hair is dry. In addition to saving time, the new process also is not as messy and in addition, saves the rinse. In this respect the stylist can dip the wig in the container of rinse, and then spin and retrieve the rinse that is removed from the wig and through the drain of the machine.

I claim:

1. A method of removing moisture from hair goods to be worn as hair on human heads, comprising:

inserting a hair goods article into a container of a spinning machine, and

spinning said container to remove a substantial amount of moisture from said hair goods article without permanently distorting the base of said hair goods article.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said container has an internal diameter of about 15 inches, and said container is spun at a rate of about 1725 r.p.m. for removing moisture from said hair goods article.

3. In a method of servicing hair goods to be worn as hair on human heads, comprising:

applying a liquid cleaning solution to a hair goods article for cleaning purposes, and

after cleaning, spinning said hair goods article at a speed and in a manner to remove a substantial amount of moisture from said hair goods article without permanently distorting the base of said hair goods article.

4. The method of claim 3 comprising the steps of terminating said spinning operation,

applying a liquid coloring solution to said hair goods article to apply a desired color thereto, and

again spinning said hair goods article at a speed and in a manner to remove a substantial amount of moisture therefrom without permanently distorting the base of said hair goods article.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,772,863 8/1930 Green 68-23 1,950,732 3/1934 Kirby 68-23 WILLIAM I. PRICE, Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 

